Billy Bates
Willie Bates
Born: 19 November 1855, Lascelles Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Died: 8 January 1900, Lepton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Billy Bates
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: England v Australia at Melbourne, 1st Test, 1881/82
Last Test: England v Australia at Sydney, 2nd Test, 1886/87
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 15 26 2 656 64 27.33 0 5 9 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 2364 282 821 50 16.42 7-28 4 1 47.2 2.08
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1877 - 1887)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 299 495 20 10249 144* 21.57 10 47 238 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 61033 14979 874 17.13 8-21 52 10 69.8 1.47
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A fine all-round cricketer whose career was cut short by a tragic
injury, "Billy" Bates was one of the more popular and respected
cricketers of his generation. He was only 32 when, during practice at
Melbourne, he was struck in the eye by a ball hit by one of his
team-mates. His eye-sight was permanently impaired and he was unable
to play any further first-class cricket. He was very depressed at his
enforced retirement, attempting suicide at one point, but recovered
to play club cricket, and coach.
A Yorkshireman, Bates was a fine attacking batsman, brilliant at times,
with ten first-class hundreds, and an excellent slow round-arm
spinner. He turned the ball a long way, and he was most effective on
wet wickets. His weakness was fielding; despite his best efforts,
he was prone to drop rather easy catches. It was this weakness
perhaps that restricted his Test appearances to overseas tours.
Bates toured Australia five times, and America once. In the
Melbourne Test of 1883 he became the first England player to perform
the hat-trick, the victims being the illustrious trio of McDonnell,
Giffen and Bonnor (taking fourteen wickets in the match).
His son played for Yorkshire and Glamorgan.
Last Updated: Friday, 16-Aug-2002 14:08:18 GMT
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